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2005 Digital Libraries Colloquium Series 2004
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March 24, 2005: Hermann Mauer, Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science and Director, Institute for Information Systems and Computer Media, Graz University of Technology, Austria "Can We Avoid Catastrophic Failures of Computer Networks?" 3:30-4:30pm, Rangos Hall 1, University Center, Carnegie Mellon University  The
first 100 persons attending will get a free copy of one of the speaker's
SF novels including: The Paranet - The Breakdown of the Internet>>goto abstract/bio ....................................................................... |
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April
21, 2005: Carl Lagoze, Senior Research Associate, Cornell
University "A Network Overlay Architecture for Contextualized Digital Libraries" 3:00 - 4:00 pm, 501 IS Building, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh >>goto abstract/bio ....................................................................... |
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February
17, 2005 - Zhendong Niu, Deputy Dean &Professor at
the Software School at Beijing Institute of Technology "The Development and Strategies of Digital Libraries in China" 4:00 - 5:00 pm, 501 IS Building, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh >>goto abstract/bio ....................................................................... |
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January
27, 2005 - Gloriana St. Clair, Dean, University Libraries,
Carnegie Mellon University "The Implications of Google Scholar and Google Print for the Digital Library" 3:00 pm, 1507 Newell-Simon Hall, Carnegie Mellon University >>goto abstract/bio |
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Abstract: Recent evidence shows that Google is increasingly the primary information discovery tool for the general public and more specialized audiences such as students, researchers, and educators. In this "age of google" it is critical that digital libraries offer more than a simple "find it and access it" paradigm. The relevance of projects like the NSDL must be evaluated in this context. This talk will describe work within the NSDL on an information network overlay architecture, which is a framework for contextualizing, interrelating, and reusing information. We argue that such contextualization is critical for the utility of digital libraries for education and a variety of other purposes. |
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Abstract:
The number of viruses and other computer threatening
software is increasing at alarming speed. Even if we act decisively,
(which we don't) the likelihood of a large scale and long-term failure
of all computers, computer networks and information systems is high.
Drawing on examples of critical digital databases and federated
libraries, we see that the consequences of a serious failure are
catastrophic. Such failure will not be caused by some super-hacker,
but rather by a well-planned cyber-attack. Since our dependency
on computers and computer networks is steadily increasing, consequences
will be worse the later such a breakdown occurs! In this talk we
argue why a failure is likely and what it will cause if we do not
take precautions that involve technical, economical and political
decisions that are fairly far-reaching. Speaker Bio: Born in Vienna, Austria, Maurer studied mathematics and computer science at the Universities of Vienna and Calgary, and was Assistant and later Associate Professor for Computer Science at the University of Calgary 1966-1971. He then took on various positions as full professor at a number of universities, and is now at the Graz University of Technology specializing in networked multimedia systems and their applications to knowledge management, learning, digital libraries, museums, and societal implications of new developments in computers. As hobby he is writing a series of Science Fiction novels. |
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Zhendong
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Speaker Bio: Dr. Zhendong Niu received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Beijing Institute of Technology in 1995. He was a post-doctoral researcher at University of Pittsburgh from 1996 to 1998, and a researcher/adjunct faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University from 1999 to 2003. He is the deputy dean and a professor at the Software School at Beijing Institute of Technology, and he is also the CTO of China Digital Library Corp. Ltd. (major provider of consulting services). Dr. Niu's research areas focus on digital libraries, e-learning, personalization modeling, intelligent agents etc. He is an editorial board member for the international journal of learning technology and an editorial board member for the Journal of Modern Information and an editorial board member for the Journal of Modern Information and Technology. He has published more than 30 papers in journals and international conferences. He received an IBM Eclipse Innovation Grant Award in 2005. |
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Gloriana
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Abstract: This talk will compare objectives between Google Print(TM), a partnership among Google, Stanford, New York Public, Michigan, Oxford, and Harvard to digitize books in and out of copyright, and Carnegie Mellon's existing Million Book Project. The talk will also comment briefly on the new search resource Google Scholar. Speaker
Bio: Gloriana St. Clair is the Dean of Libraries at Carnegie
Mellon University and a director of the Universal Library, which
oversees the million book project. She is the former editor of College
& Research Libraries, Journal of Academic Librarianship, and
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